Future - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Dec 2017
News

Do Employers Overestimate the Value of a College Degree?

19 Jun 2019
Podcast

Fried chicken and fresh starts: fair chance hiring as a talent strategy

More people in the US have criminal records than have graduated from college. Joe DeLoss, founder of restaurant chain Hot Chicken Takeover, argues that people with a range of life experiences that previously kept them out of the workforce, like the formerly... View Details

13 Apr 2022
Podcast

Micha Kaufman on the new terms of the talent bargain

The pandemic took remote work mainstream. This gave a boost to online platforms for freelance professionals and highly skilled workers. Micha Kaufman, founder and CEO of Fiverr, explains how businesses have gotten better at leveraging this talent, how freelancers have... View Details

09 Feb 2022
Podcast

Goodwill’s Steve Preston on how to upcycle career prospects

Goodwill Industries International may be synonymous with thrifting but the 120-year-old nonprofit is a major provider of workforce development and skills training. President and CEO, Steve Preston, explains the international organization’s mission, how it works with... View Details

26 Jan 2022
Podcast

Josh Bersin on why CHROs are at the center of the action

HR is reinventing itself on the fly and under increasing pressure. HR expert Josh Bersin explains how the field is adapting to play a more varied and strategic role amid economic, technological, demographic, and cultural change. View Details

06 Sep 2018
Podcast

Ep 12: Why employers should care about care

As demographics change, caregiving responsibilities have become an increasingly integral part of employees' lives. Joe speaks with Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo about how her experience of being “sandwiched” by care responsibilities led her to found her company.... View Details

22 Sep 2021
Podcast

Guest appearance: Joe Fuller on Enrollment Growth University

Managing the Future of Work project co-chair and podcast co-host, Joe Fuller joins Eric Olsen on Helix Education's Enrollment Growth University. How can colleges address the middle skills gap while readying students for the job market? Work-based learning and better... View Details

17 Jul 2018
Podcast

Ep 9: How firms are building strategy around AI

As businesses grapple with advancing artificial intelligence they must make strategic choices. Senior McKinsey Partner Scott Rutherford finds that the best companies ask: How can we delight customers? Which functions can we trust to the technology and how will employee... View Details

14 Jul 2021
Podcast

People analytics: Getting from data to meaningful impact

Can social science and big data help organizations have constructive conversations with their employees? People analytics is being put to the test as businesses grapple with the pandemic, remote work, return-to-the-office decisions, diversity and inclusion, and a raft... View Details

16 Jun 2021
Podcast

Taking stock of Eastern Bank’s expansive community banking model

Eastern Bank is betting that bigger is better when it comes to serving small businesses and supporting local communities and philanthropic causes. Until recently the oldest and largest mutual bank in the US, Eastern has gone public and is pursuing an aggressive growth... View Details

24 Feb 2021
Podcast

Factoring high-skills freelancers into the enterprise equation

Digital platforms for highly skilled freelancers are set to broker more strategic engagements for businesses needing extra capacity and flexibility. HBS and Managing the Future of Work’s Joe Fuller and Boston Consulting Group’s Allison Bailey, co-authors of the report... View Details

November 2020
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The New Generation of Retail

By: William R. Kerr, Daniel O'Connor and James Palano

Keywords: Retail; Automation

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27 Aug 2020
Podcast

Braintrust takes aim at the gig platform middleman

Braintrust’s gig model gives freelancers the opportunity to keep more of what they earn and to have a say in running the platform. The not-for-profit aims to upend the status quo by replacing the typical gig middleman and assigning governing rights to users. The... View Details